catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Nursing Pay

    catlady replied to haninks's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from nursing school, the minimum wage was $3.35 an hour, and I started at $9.06 an hour, no bonuses, no relocation, 10% for nights. Today the minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, and the...

  2. Venting about a new CNA...this is really, really long!

    catlady replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent, excellent

  3. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    catlady replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    How do y'all feel about "NPO except meds," which of course requires sips of H2O? I think this is a really interesting subtopic. I might use it when I have to pick a research topic for school. :)...

  4. Nurses Being brought in from another country

    catlady replied to KTYRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with Filipina and Indian nurses; other than me sometimes having trouble with their accents, they're fine to work with. Out of the blue, though, I've had several patients say negative things...

  5. ? Signing bomus?

    catlady replied to battlingbill2002's topic in General Nursing

    No, not all nurses are under contract, but normally, if you receive a sign-on bonus, you incur an obligation to stay for a specified period of time or you have to repay the

  6. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    catlady replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I agree, too, that you wouldn't want to drop an NG on everyone. But if you have an emergent case and you know the patient just sucked down a Big Gulp, you might possibly think about it. But I...

  7. How to get licensed in another state?

    catlady replied to JentheRN05's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the BON in the state where you want to go. Either call them or check out their website. You want to know how to obtain "Licensure by Endorsement." Start your process early; it can take...

  8. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    catlady replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    If they knew that the patient had taken fluids, why didn't they drop an NG tube and aspirate the gastric

  9. What nursing shortage????

    catlady replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not necessarily recommending trying a walk-in approach, but this is my real life experience: I moved cross-country last year without a job in hand. Not knowing the area at all, I walked into two...

  10. Nursing Pay

    catlady replied to haninks's topic in General Nursing

    It took me 20 years to get to $28/hr, and I don't live in a low-cost area. Oy

  11. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    catlady replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    I think caroladybelle was saying that, despite the anesthesia rule (and they all seem to still do it), there's no clinical rationale for keeping people NPO after midnight. IOW, it's just an archaic...

  12. Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My employer's insurance also gives preferential coverage if I use my employer hospital. That's pretty standard these days. But nobody thinks about what the employer is spending for that insurance....

  13. what do you think of this?

    catlady replied to greenbird's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great. Employers need to be able to see who's been disciplined. They may have done an initial check on their employees and everything's fine, and not be notified when something pops up...

  14. organization of articles tips?

    catlady replied to Selke's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You could scan them to a computer disc and throw away all that

  15. Question about MSN programs

    catlady replied to MLprincesa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think it would totally depend on what those courses were and whether they were comparable. I think most schools have some core courses that everybody takes and then you go into your specialization....

  16. Where were u 9/11/01?

    catlady replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    We had gone to NYC with my child's Girl Scout troop that summer, and I had taken many pictures of the Manhattan skyline from where we stood at the Statue of Liberty. I didn't get the film developed...

  17. Where were u 9/11/01?

    catlady replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in a SNF in CT on 9/11. We were starting morning management report and the ADON mentioned that a plane had hit the WTC. At first we wondered if it was an accident. Then we heard there...

  18. Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My uncle has been a shop steward for the post office for over 30 years. I studied labor law and labor history before most people in this forum were born. In case no one has ever told you, Leo...

  19. narcotic use by staff

    catlady replied to moodychick's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, medication theft can be more insidious. A smart thief isn't going to throw off the count. They're going to sign out meds to their patients, but not administer

  20. Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Whenever anyone tries to paint one side as "completely to blame," I know they need to hold up the mirror to their own face. There is no way that you have come to such an impasse solely due to the...

  21. ? Signing bomus?

    catlady replied to battlingbill2002's topic in General Nursing

    The higher the bonus, the more likely you're going to work in a

  22. Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If it were that easy for them to go to another hospital, they'd have gone there, first. Then the other hospital would have to pony up staff to take care of them, probably agency nurses. What's really...

  23. Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You're entitled to your opinion. I don't agree. I've seen strikers do a lot of

  24. OLD RN refreshing and returning!

    catlady replied to ladygoldenchance's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you like my furry guy. He's a luv, and so are his siblings. You'll have to put in a year on staff somewhere before you can travel. And no, I don't know of any part-time travel assignments....

  25. administrative costs of health care

    catlady replied to labman's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. Time to do the